Sentences with phrase «political edge to it»

[/ color][/ font][font = Century Gothic][color = # 0000ff][/ color][/ font][font = Century Gothic][color = # 0000ff] There is also a political edge to this movie in that it criticizes the fearmongering that goes along with the film within a film.

The afterlife is peopled by skeletons and run like a busy border crossing, a clever touch with a little political edge to it.

OPINION: Corporate events such as takeovers and break - up proposals do not always have a political edge to them, but when they involve BHP Billiton, once Australia's biggest company, politics are not far away (and neither is Western Australia).

Not exact matches

The so - called populist movement — in which people feel they aren't being heard by their governments — has led Britain to vote to exit the E.U., or Brexit, while far - right political candidates in France and the Netherlands edge closer to winning their upcoming presidential elections.

European markets edged higher on Thursday as investors continued to digest political uncertainties and reacted to corporate earnings.

European markets edged higher on Thursday as investors continued to digest political uncertainties and reacted to fresh corporate earnings.

That openness has also been a double - edged sword, however, because it has allowed him to speak his mind freely, even when every political campaign manager in the world would probably advise him not to.

Where to set the boundaries between hate speech and legitimate advocacy for perspectives on the edge of the political spectrum, and who should set them, are complex and difficult questions.

Well, theology in southern Africa has had a political edge, because people have had to maintain their faith within a system of oppression which itself often had a Christian theological justification, as in South Africa.

It was one of Max Weber's great insights that while «every... religion must, in similar measure and for similar reasons experience tension with the sphere of political behavior,» religions differ in how they deal with this tension.108 Innerworldly asceticism has an edge, at least when it comes to the development of a civil religion.

But it thrilled me to read smart, relevant, and often sharp - edged essays and reviews written by men and women who think faith matters: matters for our political system, matters for our culture, matters for our souls.

All this added a hardness and an edge to theology and its practice; it became a political tool.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

It should not come as a surprise, then, that many believe gender to be an important factor in determining political behaviour, and politicians looking for that extra edge will want to define and understand these differences and turn them to their advantage.

Progressive meaning that New York's political leaders view the policies of the state as «cutting edge» in its responses to society's problems.

Even so, the paradox is that when one party starts motoring off towards the outer edge of British politics, an attractive alternative party dominating the political scene should be ready to turn heads.

The Lisbon treaty is edging closer and closer to becoming reality, as the future of Europe dominates Britain's domestic political scene.

His proposal for a «patriotic alliance» with Paddy Ashdown and the Heseltine wing of the Tories, to campaign for British entry into the European single currency, is the long term political cutting edge of this project.

The Cook Political Report rates it a D +1, meaning a tiny edge to a generic Democrat vs a generic Republican (Rangel's seat, by contrast is a D +42) so with two New Yorkers atop the presidential ballots, it's really anyone's seat to win.

With this edge, they are able to rapidly gain political momentum and before you know it a newcomer such as SD - 59, Jim Domagalski of Hiscoc & BARCLAY is upon stepping down from being Erie County Republican Chairman has their endorsement and Walla, Hiscoc & BARCLAY have another NYS Senator, joining Assemblyman William Barclay and SD - 46 Neil Breslin.

Critics see it as a culture - of - corruption breeder that turns public servants into Pez dispensers and gives the competitive edge to those willing to curry political favor by any means necessary.

Singh pleaded guilty to bribing de Blasio with political contributions in exchange for official favors involving his since - shuttered Water's Edge restaurant in Queens.

But today's Commons debate has now gained a very bitter political edge thanks to last night's shenanigans.

Patience with Ed Miliband's leadership of the Labour party appears to be fraying at the edges as he prepares for the start of the political year.

Dozens of MPs from across the political spectrum attended the event on the terrace at the Palace of Westminster, as the Government edges closer to a final decision on airport expansion in south - east England.

Cambridge Analytica was launched in 2013 by the wealthy Mercer family and conservative strategist Stephen K. Bannon, later a top Trump adviser, in an effort to give conservatives an edge in the political data game.

After all, the two men look vaguely similar; they both appear to believe in the efficacy of Grecian 2000; they both favour long and rambling speeches on socialist economic and political theory, with Col Gaddafi's efforts perhaps having a slight edge in logic and coherence.

Rare openings in the State Senate's Republican conference have intensified one of New York's most far - reaching political questions: Will Democrats, who have a nearly 2 - to - 1 voter edge and more Democratic senators than Republicans, control the State Senate?

The group is also expected to take aim at New York's political party machinery and electoral rules that many describe as «rigged» to benefit establishment candidates like Hillary Clinton, who edged out Sanders in the state's primary.

The political director of Emily's List, Jonathon Parker, noted in his endorsement statement on February 16, 2012, that Rosenblum's edge in the Democratic primary was that she gave voters the chance to elect the «first woman attorney general of Oregon.»

Contest for superiority and the edge to win political power leads to the formation of more vigilante groups.

ALBANY — Fresh off an announcement that jolted the New York political world, Steve Levy, the Long Island Democrat who abandoned his party to run for governor as a Republican, is working to secure endorsements as he tries to gain an edge in the contest for the nomination.

Looking at the international scene, he is convinced that Canadians have an edge because of all the constant political struggles occurring in - house, both federally and provincially, not to mention aboriginal issues.

It gave an edge to the Islamists, because they had a political ground game going back decades and, some say, because they were financed to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars by the conservative Persian Gulf states.

The six - decade - long study on domesticating foxes in Siberia that we write about has everything from cutting - edge science to political intrigue to human / animal love stories, but perhaps more than anything else, it shows that when smart people with a passion for science pair that with almost superhuman perseverance, we can unwrap the mysteries of the world we live in.»

Having worked in an exciting robotic exploration program that has extended humanity's reach from Mercury to the edge of the solar system, we wondered whether we might find technical solutions for some of NASA's political and budgetary challenges.

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That he is acknowledged as the finest golfer in the world, and is being courted by and English promoter interested in turning golf into a spectator sport rather than a nobleman's pastime, gives him the edge he needs to convince Boothby, whom he confronts not just with political rhetoric, but also with the temerity to use the man's front door before doing so.

At the recent press day, Tarantino and his actors talked about the advantages of shooting in 70 mm, how a Tarantino set differs from other movie sets, how Leigh and Russell played off each other while chained at the hip for 4-1/2 months, why Russell remained in character after his character met his demise, the decision to stay close to the script, Tarantino and Jackson's take on race relations in America, why a period film affords a filmmaker the opportunity to comment on the present in ways a present day film does not, what their filmmaking adventure was like for the veteran actors who have been with Tarantino from the beginning, and why Tarantino doesn't mind dancing on the edge of political correctness.

M.V.P.: The leads feel inseparable to some degree (indeed, we only really understood the greatness of Cullen's performance when we saw him as a dickish ladykiller in «Black Mirror» recently), but I'd have to give New the edge; more political, more flighty, dicing closer to camp, he's the driving force of the central pairing.

Still, its willingness to address political complexities gives the rather underpublicized «Desert Dancer» more edge than traditional dance dramas.

With its sharp - edged political assessment of American culture, Tragedy Girls is a subversive little provocation that clearly establishes itself as one of the year's best genre films, and its reputation, like Sadie and McKayla's, is destined to soar.

But she never allows one thread to become didactic or overpowering, keeping the focus directly on her two main characters and every social and political edge built in to their arcs.

The saccharine tone is dated compared to the creative and political edge in Jordan Peele's recent horror - comedy Get Out (2017).

Directed by Martin Campbell who also handed the original TV version, The Edge of Darkness is a political potboiler / revenge flick featuring an uneven mix of hokey sentiment (ala the ghost of Emma intermittently appearing to daddy) and two - fisted fare (ala Gibson kicking butt).

Staring into the political abyss of adequacy litigation has apparently prompted some state courts to step back from the edge.

What began as a humanitarian effort to assist Germany and our European allies — who were on the edge of economic, social and political collapse at the end of WWII — became a serious challenge to Joseph Stalin's plans for taking over Europe and instituting communism.

«From day one PayStand has included Bitcoin among all other forms of payment and we are thrilled to be on the leading edge in the political donation process in New Hampshire and throughout the country.»

Hopefully it will be warmly embraced by young and old, rich and poor, male and female, black, white, brown, yellow, or of whatever orientation — religious, political or any other differentiating metric you like — and will be a mega hit, enabling me to infuriate my critics as well as the angry throng of clowns that continues to congregate on my front lawn once I've had a few pops to take the edge off (and don't tell me we haven't all been there).

«We're not trying to base it on any political or religious conflict — controversy is probably a good marketing tool, but we make games,» DICE's Patrick Bach told Edge.